Ellie will focus on leading and managing the implementation of our new contract management system, in addition to handling various administrative legal responsibilities. For the past three years, she worked on the Legal and Operations teams at Nokomis Energy, a Minnesota-based solar development company with a strong focus on community solar gardens (CSGs). During that time, she gained valuable experience in the clean energy industry, project management, and the crucial role interpersonal relationships play in our work as clean energy professionals. Before that, Ellie worked as a paralegal at a small immigration firm in Saint Paul, where she had plenty of opportunities to practice her (now rusty) Spanish!

Ellie graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2020 with a bachelor's in Spanish, Psychology, and Holistic Health. She also has a Paralegal Certificate from Hamline University.